PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

White
vs
Neidhart

165 cm
24
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

174 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

VIRAL COMBAT
Zipp Zapp

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Neidhart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White avoids a kick to the body.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Neidhart misses the target.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Neidhart didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neidhart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neidhart is keeping the position for now.
White throwing strikes but missing.

Neidhart is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White postures up.
Neidhart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to improve his position but Neidhart is controlling well.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
White trying to control here.
Neidhart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Neidhart is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
White misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neidhart trying to advance position but White counters by regaining guard.
White throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to stand and escape but Neidhart is having none of it.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neidhart is controlling him.
Neidhart trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neidhart preventing the sweep.
Neidhart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White pulls Neidhart in close to prevent any damage.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neidhart is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neidhart was well out of range. Poor timing from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart thumps White with a low kick.
Neidhart lands a jab to the nose.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neidhart.
Neidhart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neidhart manages to avoid it.
White moves in looking to clinch but Neidhart pushes him off.
White cracks Neidhart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White misses the shot to the body.
White moves out of range as Neidhart throws a body kick.
Neidhart is looking to score with low kicks.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Neidhart.
Neidhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White misses the jab.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neidhart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Neidhart working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neidhart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neidhart looking to control.
Neidhart keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Neidhart is trying to control the position but White postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chalky White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Neidhart throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Neidhart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Neidhart circles away.
White defending well as Neidhart loads up on a big left hand.
Neidhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Neidhart slips a jab and a cross from White.
Neidhart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
White is looking to wear down Neidhart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Neidhart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White tries to bum rush Neidhart with a series of wild strikes but Neidhart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White stuns Neidhart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neidhart misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by White.
White shoots in for a takedown but Neidhart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Neidhart throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White misses the shot to the body.
Neidhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neidhart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Neidhart tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neidhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neidhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White dives in and grabs Neidhart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neidhart pushes down on White's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chalky White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neidhart lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neidhart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neidhart throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Neidhart misses.

White shoots in and bounces Neidhart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Neidhart is trying to keep White in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White postures up and lands a big shot to Neidhart's brow.
Chalky White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White throwing strikes from guard but Neidhart blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neidhart looking to control.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White postures up in Neidhart's guard and throws a big left but Neidhart blocks it.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White wants to control from the top but Neidhart keeps moving.
White wants to pass the guard but Neidhart is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Neidhart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White wants to control from the top but Neidhart keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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

White closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neidhart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Neidhart pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chalky White dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Neidhart looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Neidhart tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neidhart to score with a decent uppercut.
Neidhart misses with a hook.
White avoids the head kick by Neidhart.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Neidhart tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neidhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Neidhart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Neidhart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neidhart is trying to keep White in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White passes into half guard.
Neidhart tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neidhart manages to get to full guard.
Neidhart tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Neidhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neidhart looking to control.
Neidhart has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
Neidhart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White wants to control from the top but Neidhart keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Neidhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chalky White just wasn't active enough.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Neidhart throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Neidhart throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas Neidhart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neidhart misses with a hook.
Neidhart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by White.
Neidhart avoids the body shot from White.

White gets the takedown into side control.
White trying to control the action but Neidhart is working from the bottom.
Neidhart is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart is trying to get back to half guard.
White is chipping away with strikes.
White throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas Neidhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neidhart manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
We've been hearing that White has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Neidhart is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart tries to improve position but can't.
Neidhart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
White lands some shots froms side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chalky White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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