PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is Drop Bombs - Ben Samples. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

White
vs
Rios

173 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Heisenberg

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with an uppercut
and Rios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Zachary White has been cut.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Rios scores with a head kick.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rios.
Rios is looking to clinch.
Rios misses with a head kick.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a jab to Rios's midsection.
Rios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White misses with a series of wild punches.

White instigates a clinch.
A short right from Rios.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios landing knees to the head.
White misses with the head strike.
Rios lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
White tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White presses Rios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
A shot in the inside from White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Rios has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rios keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A body shot lands from White.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios misses with a knee to the head.
Rios blocking some punches.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White blocks an uppercut.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Rios lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Rios throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White working hard to break the clinch.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
A right hand to the body from White.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Rios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rios tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from White.
White lands a body shot.
Rios is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rios has his back to the cage.
Rios has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rios can turn it around.
White pushes Rios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

White forces Rios back against the cage and clinches.
White presses Rios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Rios misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with the head strike.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
A short left from White.
A body shot lands from White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
White wants to break free but Rios has control.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
Good body shot from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachary White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

White fails to land with a series of punches.
White looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.

White clinches with his opponent.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zachary White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White is trying to force a seperation but Rios has the dominant position.
White wants to break free but Rios has control.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Rios pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from White.
White misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from White.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White is trying to force a seperation but Rios has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Rios gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Rios won't allow it.
White is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
White tries to work over Rios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from White.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rios takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rios throws an elbow but it misses.
Rios misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding damage as Rios throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Rios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White is trying to break the clinch but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White is working Rios over against the cage.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

White breaks the clinch.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Rios circles away.
Rios lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White moves into the clinch.
White gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.

Rios is rocked!
White tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Rios looking to slow down the pace here.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios drops his hands momentarily. White doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rios staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rios doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zachary White!
Post fight, an emotional Zachary White said 'Zap zap bitch'.