PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Palikka

186 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palikka throws a body shot but no joy.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palikka.
White misses with a hook. Palikka ducked under it nicely.
White with a jab.
Palikka throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White misses with a right hand
and Palikka counters with a one-two to the body.
Palikka scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palikka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palikka connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from White does no damage.

Palikka drops White with a left right combo! Palikka follows him down to the ground into side control.

White is rocked!

Palikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Palikka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palikka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Palikka tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
Palikka happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palikka trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Palikka throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
Palikka tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
Palikka lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palikka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palikka throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
Palikka taking a breather here.

Palikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palikka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palikka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Palikka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White is not content to let Palikka control the position.
Palikka in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Palikka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palikka dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palikka counters with a left to the body.
Palikka ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a right hand that Palikka ducks under and follows up with a left that Palikka also avoids with ease.
Palikka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Palikka misses the shot to the body.
Palikka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Palikka throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
Palikka throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Palikka is just out of range.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Palikka.
Palikka tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Palikka shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palikka! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palikka takes one on the button.
White scores with a body shot.
White misses with a hook
and Palikka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Palikka misses its intended target.
A left lands for Palikka.

White is rocked!
Palikka looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palikka scores with a nice right hand.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Palikka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Palikka's shoulder, as Palikka tries to avoid the shot.
Palikka connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
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!
Palikka misses with a wild combination.
White misses with a hook
and Palikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palikka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Palikka walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a double jab

and Palikka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palikka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Palikka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palikka on the ground.
Palikka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Palikka is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palikka is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Palikka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palikka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Palikka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palikka thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from White misses.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palikka moves away.
Palikka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Palikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a two punch combination.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palikka counters with a straight right hand.
Palikka misses with a leg kick.
White misses with an uppercut
and Palikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palikka lands a lovely overhand right.
Palikka lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Palikka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Palikka takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palikka throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A jab from White misses.
Palikka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalle Palikka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from White misses.
Palikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palikka unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by White.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palikka misses with a looping right.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White throws a right and a left that Palikka avoids nicely.
Palikka throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palikka drops White with a left and a right! Oh, White is hurt - Palikka dives into side control looking to finish!
Palikka working the strikes but White uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Palikka trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.

Palikka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Palikka sits in half guard.
Palikka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.

Palikka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Palikka wants to control but White is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Henry White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palikka jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Palikka throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palikka.

Palikka shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
Palikka wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Palikka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Palikka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palikka wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Palikka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palikka looking to pass the guard.
Palikka throws a big elbow that misses.
Kalle Palikka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White keeping moving, preventing Palikka from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palikka throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palikka defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Palikka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White looks to land a right hand but Palikka moved out of range.
Palikka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palikka.
Henry White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palikka with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Palikka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palikka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Palikka!