PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dana Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hartwell White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartwell White has chosen Heisenberg as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richard
vs
Hartwell White

153 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dana Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Hartwell White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White scores with a jab to the head.
Richard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richard drops his hands momentarily and Hartwell White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hartwell White lands a really nice looking cross but Richard seems unphased.
Hartwell White lands a jab to the head.
Richard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Hartwell White drives through and clinches with Richard against the cage.
Hartwell White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hartwell White prevents the takedown attempt.
Hartwell White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartwell White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richard tries to pull guard but Hartwell White won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard keeps control of Hartwell White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Richard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Richard has a couple of punches blocked by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White tries to break free but Richard pushes him back against the cage.
Richard scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartwell White is trying to force a seperation but Richard has the dominant position.
Richard tries to pull guard but Hartwell White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartwell White wants to break free but Richard has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Richard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hartwell White uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Richard is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hartwell White presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Richard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard has Hartwell White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hartwell White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartwell White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hartwell White tries to break free but Richard pushes him back against the cage.
Hartwell White prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richard is looking to control Hartwell White's arms but Hartwell White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richard has his back to the cage.
Richard is breathing heavily.

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

Hartwell White forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Hartwell White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White cracks Richard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Hartwell White closes the distance and pushes Richard back into the cage.
Richard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartwell White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartwell White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hartwell White is trying to break free.
Richard tries to score a body lock takedown but Hartwell White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hartwell White after a bit of a struggle.
Hartwell White tries to break free but Richard pushes him back against the cage.
Hartwell White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richard has him pressed against the cage.
Richard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richard really is a fat lump.
Richard fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White is trying to break the clinch but Richard is controlling him.
Hartwell White wants to break free but Richard has control.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Hartwell White has the dominant position.
Richard stalling.
Richard is looking to control Hartwell White's arms but Hartwell White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richard has his back to the cage.
Richard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartwell White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Richard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartwell White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richard ducks right into an uppercut from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Dana Richard has been cut.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hartwell White forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Richard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartwell White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartwell White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richard is trying to pull guard but Hartwell White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard is looking for a takedown.

Hartwell White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartwell White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White lands with a cross.
Hartwell White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Richard is rocked!
Hartwell White lands a brutal uppercut that launches Richard off his feet! Richard tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Hartwell White!
Walter Hartwell White bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.