PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between wesley white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Tanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wesley white is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

white
vs
Tanabe

172 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, wesley white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Tanabe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
white dodges the punch combination from Tanabe.
Tanabe throws a right hand that white ducks under and follows up with a left that white also avoids with ease.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white moves out of range.
Tanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Tanabe misses with a few strikes there.
white shoots for a takedown but Tanabe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
white fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanabe falls off balance throwing a combination

and white counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Tanabe down! white is looking to finish but Tanabe is intelligently defending himself.

Tanabe is rocked!

white drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and white jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

white is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
white stops Tanabe from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

white thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
white advances position into side control!

white is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tanabe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

white is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanabe has escaped the position, nice work there.
white is breathing heavily.
Tanabe tries to escape but white is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanabe 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.

white wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tanabe, who protects the arm well.

white tries for a kimura but Tanabe is defending well.

white working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and white counters with a straight right hand.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white avoids them all with ease.
Tanabe misses with a double jab
and white counters with a two punch combo.
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
white shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
white closes the distance and clinches up with Tanabe, looking for a takedown. white pushes Tanabe against the cage but Tanabe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wesley white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanabe misses with a combination
and white counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanabe thinking.
Tanabe throws a right and a left that white avoids nicely.
Tanabe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tanabe tries to bum rush white with a series of wild strikes but white uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wesley white dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
wesley white is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
white fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanabe stuffs the takedown.
white avoids a punch combination nicely.
white showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanabe.
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
white rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and white counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
white has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wesley white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanabe throws a combination that misses
and Tanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by white.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanabe tries to bum rush white with a series of wild strikes but white uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanabe misses with the combination.
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Tanabe misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanabe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanabe misses with the combination.
Tanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Kiyoshi Tanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanabe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tanabe duly obliges.
Tanabe misses with the combination.
Tanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanabe misses with a two punch combination.
white avoids a punch combination nicely.
white connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
white shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tanabe as he jumps to the side.
Tanabe throws a nice looking combination but white bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
Tanabe closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanabe looks to land a combination but white avoids it well.
Tanabe throws a right hand that white ducks under and follows up with a left that white also avoids with ease.
Tanabe throws a nice looking combination but white bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanabe misses with a wild combination.
Tanabe scores with a one two! white had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from white.
Tanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
white avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tanabe.
Some wild striking there from Tanabe.
white shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tanabe as he avoids it easily.
Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanabe misses with the combination.
white will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white moves out of range.
Tanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanabe slips a jab and a cross from white.
Tanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and white counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanabe misses with a double jab.
Tanabe throws a nice looking combination but white bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
white shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanabe tries to sprawl out of it but white keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tanabe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white avoids them all with ease.
Tanabe throws a right and a left that white avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tanabe.

white shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. white showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

white is working for a submission of some sort.

white is trying to work for a kimura but Tanabe is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that wesley white will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tanabe!
Danga de danga de dang - Tanabe scores with a four punch combination!
Tanabe throws a series of strikes that have white backpedaling.
Tanabe misses with a wild combination.
Tanabe throws a right hand that white ducks under and follows up with a left that white also avoids with ease.
white misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and white cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanabe misses with a combination
and white makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanabe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tanabe misses with the combination.
Tanabe misses with a double jab
and white counters with a series of strikes. Tanabe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Tanabe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanabe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as white backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by white or perhaps it was just good defense by Tanabe which made him look bad.
Tanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and white counters with a three punch combo that has Tanabe backing up. Tanabe nods at white to acknowledge the strikes.
Tanabe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from white.
white uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanabe misses with a double jab
and white counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and white counters with a series of strikes. Tanabe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
white closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanabe circles away.
Tanabe misses with a double jab
enabling white to counter with a crisp jab.
white looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tanabe is fending him off so far but white persists. Nope, Tanabe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wesley white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white avoids them all with ease.
Tanabe throws a series of punches but white moves out of range.
white swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from white.
white misses with a double jab.
Tanabe misses with the combination.
No joy there for Tanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from white.
Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
Tanabe swinging wilding here.
Tanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
white lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
white swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Tanabe misses.
Tanabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - white scores with a four punch combination!
Tanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and white counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
white dodges the punch combination from Tanabe.
Tanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
wesley white is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
white looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Tanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
white throws a hook to the side of Tanabe's head but Tanabe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Tanabe throws a combination that misses

and white counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

white is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tanabe has managed to free his arm - good work.

white is working for a kimura but Tanabe is defending it quite comfortably.

white is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
wesley white showed his dominance in that final round.
Well white has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... wesley white!