PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Cross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter White's chin.

Cross
vs
White

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a jab to the nose.
Cross wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Cross changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Cross manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross misses with a takedown
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Cross tries to clinch up
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Cross misses with a takedown
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a head kick that misses.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross at a distance.
Cross shoots and misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross falls off balance throwing a combination
letting White counter with a right hand.
Cross wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Walter White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Cross should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cain Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from White finds it's way through Cross's defenses.
White throws a one two combo.
White cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cross had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White stalks Cross and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cross's face. Cross staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross fails with the takedown
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White cracks Cross with an open hand slap.
White lands with a good body shot.
White scores with a one two! Cross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White works the jab nicely.
White jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White dominated that 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.

White lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Cross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross misses with the combination.

Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cross looks to clinch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cross tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Cross with a poor takedown
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross shoots and misses
and White counters with a two punch combo.
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!
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White connects with a body shot that sends Cross's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from White.
White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
White is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White lands the left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cross. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cain Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cross with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cross falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cross tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cross misses with a head kick.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross tries to clinch up
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Cross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White scores with the left hand. Cross knows he should have avoided that one.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White lands the left hand.

Cross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Cross drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walter White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the cage.
Cross jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Cross gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cross is defended easily by White.
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Cross backing up. Cross nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White cracks Cross with a good jab.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands with a nice combination. Cross backs away looking to recover.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cain Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cross throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30

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