PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thayrone Eksington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music. Ricky White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Eksington
vs
White

180 cm
18
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thayrone Eksington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky White!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eksington lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Eksington misses with a head kick.
Eksington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eksington throws a head kick that misses.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Eksington, looking for a takedown. White pushes Eksington against the cage but Eksington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Eksington throws a leg kick but White checks it.
A big right from White misses.
Eksington throws a leg kick

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Eksington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eksington trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White wants to control from the top but Eksington keeps moving.
Eksington looking for a sweep. Not yet Eksington, not yet.
Eksington is trying to keep White in close.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White postures up in Eksington's guard and throws a big left but Eksington blocks it.
White works over Eksington with some ground and pound from guard.
White wants to control from the top but Eksington keeps moving.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White prevents Eksington from getting back to his feet.
White trying to control but Eksington is working from the bottom.
Eksington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White wants to control from the top but Eksington keeps moving.
White cracks Eksington with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eksington wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White wants to control from the top but Eksington keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricky White wasn't active enough on the ground.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Eksington misses.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eksington counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Thayrone Eksington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky White.
Eksington throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Eksington throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Eksington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eksington.
Eksington throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Eksington misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eksingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White throws a leg kick but Eksington checks it.
White connects with a body shot.
Eksington dodges the punch combination from White.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thayrone Eksington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eksington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White takes a swing at Eksington's ribcage but misses.
Eksington throws a low kick but White avoids it.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Eksington.
White throws a hook but Eksington blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eksington throws a body kick that misses

and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eksington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
White won't allow Eksington to get back to his feet.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eksington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eksington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eksington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White stands up over Eksington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ricky White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White prevents Eksington from getting back to his feet.
White trying to control but Eksington is working from the bottom.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
Eksington keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Eksington is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Eksington keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White stands up over Eksington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White landing with the ground and pound.
Eksington wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
Eksington wants to stand up but White is controlling him.

White drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says White as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Eksington screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with White! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ricky White!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricky White thanked Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).