PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into the arena with Drop Bombs - Ben Samples blaring out of the sound system. Wrestling Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Guy

173 cm
29
153 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

178 cm
29
161 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

DC Unrivaled

Arcticus
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wrestling Guy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guy.

It looks like Zachary White has been cut.

Guy closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Guy into the cage.
White avoids the elbow strike from Guy, against the cage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy stalling against the cage.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

White is rocked!
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy slips a jab from White.
Guy tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Guy.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wrestling Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White seems to have got his legs back now.

Guy moves into range and clinches up with White.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy prevents a body shot from White.
White tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy slowing the pace effectively.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White is working Guy over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works Guy's body with a nice hook.
Guy misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.

Guy clinches with his opponent.
White tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a head punch that misses.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from White.
A short right from White.
White digs a right hand underneath Guy's ribcage. Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White with a jab.
Guy wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White is looking to wear down Guy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

Guy gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy wants to break free but White has control.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Guy misses with the head strike.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Guy rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Guy gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zachary White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zachary White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White staying out of range there.

Guy clinches.
White is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Guy manages to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Guy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Guy tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.

Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guy blocking some punches.

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

White tries to keep at a distance but Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Guy tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White misses with a punch to the body.

White breaks the clinch.

Guy has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White dodges an elbow strike from Guy.
Guy tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from White.
Guy tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White misses with a punch to the body.

White breaks from the clinch.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throwing a counter right hand but Guy manages to avoid it.

Guy darts in and clinches White up against the cage.

White breaks from the clinch.
Guy is looking to clinch.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.

Guy darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrestling Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guy is working White over against the cage.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands with a left to the head.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Guy gets a clinch.
Guy slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Guy wants to stall.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy trying to land knees to the body.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from White on the inside.
Guy is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
White tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wrestling Guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zachary White's cut.
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!

Guy throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
White is working Guy over against the cage.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White lands a body punch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.

Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy misses with a body punch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
A short right from White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy effectively controlling the action here.
Guy lands a right hand.
White lands a right hand.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a left to the body.
Guy wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zachary White is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy tries to clinch but White moves away
letting White counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Guy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy works the jab nicely.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guy's hands.

Guy takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Guy moves into the clinch.
White misses with the head strike.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to clinch.
Guy closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy tries to clinch up
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White moves out of range as Guy strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary White!
Post fight, Zachary White stared into the camera and said 'Zap zap, bitch.'.