PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Green

175 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
167 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Green!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Eddie White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Green.

White gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.

White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Green wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to escape.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Green gets back to full guard.
Green has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White pushing down on Green's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Green is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White controlling the pace.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Green!
Green is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Green?
White thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Green working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

White tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
White shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Bobby Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Green misses with a hook.
Green throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Green 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.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Green is predictable there

and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White pushes down on Green's leg and manages to get into half guard.
White is thwarting Green's attempts to control the position.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Green manages to get to full guard.
Green wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
White has knee on belly and moves into mount.

White working for a submission but Green is keeping him at bay.

White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
White looking to ground and pound but Green is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
White looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
White controlling from mount.
White unloads with some shots from mount but Green bucks and avoids them well.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
White lands a couple of good shots and Green has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Green tries to buck him off.

Green preventing the rear naked choke attempt from White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie White dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White fails with the takedown.
Green has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Green misses with a straight right.
Green looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Green throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Green sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Green takes a kick to the side of the head.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
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!
Green throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Green throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Green tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Eddie White is winning the standup battle so far.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Green settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. White catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White staying out of range there.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Bobby Green has been cut.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobby Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Green on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Green sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

White breaks the clinch.
Eddie White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie White.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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