PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

White
vs
Gotti

175 cm
22
151 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

165 cm
34
152 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gotti.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gotti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gotti cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Gotti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by White.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gotti throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.

White gets a clinch.
White has Gotti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gotti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

White manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from White misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gotti.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Gotti throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gotti dodges the punch combination from White.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gotti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Gotti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White shoots for a takedown but Gotti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.

White moves into the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
White cracks Gotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by White.
Gotti misses with a head kick.
Gotti looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.

White dives in and scores a takedown into Gotti's guard.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White works his way into side control.
White has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to control but Gotti wriggling away.
Gotti tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
White wants to control the pace but Gotti is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White landing punches.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
White content just to control the position here.
White looking to finish Gotti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gotti!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotti is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.

White working for a guillotine from mount but Gotti is in no mood to give up.
White trying to control but Gotti is having none of it.

White is working for a guillotine from mount but Gotti frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gotti is bucking up trying to escape but White cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White clinches up against the cage.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gotti prevents the takedown attempt.
Gotti is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.

White has hold of one of Gotti's legs. Gotti is fighting the takedown attempt but White gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
White wants to control from the top but Gotti keeps moving.
Gotti wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Danny White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White pushing down on Gotti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gotti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gotti defending well though.
Gotti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White moves into full mount! Gotti won't be happy about that!
Gotti wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
Gotti tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White looking to control but Gotti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
White wants to control the pace but Gotti is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White goes for an armbar but Gotti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gotti.
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.
Gotti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White being controlled for a moment.
White is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looking for a sweep but Gotti has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
White is trying to escape the mount.
Gotti is trying to control here but White has managed to regain half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Gotti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

White scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.

Gotti tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
White lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands an elbow inside.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White connects with a nice looking jab.

White scores with a takedown into Gotti's guard.
Gotti keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White stays in close to Gotti's body and controls the position.
White wants to control from the top but Gotti keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny White wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gotti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gotti wants it to stay on the feet.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti misses with a combination
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Gotti. Those never looked like landing.
Gotti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jimmy Gotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jimmy Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotti throws a body kick that misses.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jimmy Gotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White blocks the body kick.
White is looking to slow Gotti down with leg kicks.
White fails with the takedown
enabling Gotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Danny White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gotti.
White tries for a takedown but Gotti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gotti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White moves out of range as Gotti throws a body kick.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gotti takes an elbow to the temple.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Gotti breaks the clinch.
White fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Gotti misses the target.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Gotti counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick

and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White stops Gotti from getting back to his feet.
White frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White controlling his opponent.
Gotti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny White!
After the fight, Danny White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.