PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Singleterry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Frank White- Vado as his entrance music. Frank White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Singleterry
vs
White

156 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Singleterry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from White misses

and Singleterry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Singleterry.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singleterry is controlling him.
Singleterry wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White wants to stand but Singleterry is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleterry wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.

Singleterry stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to land a body kick

and Singleterry counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.

Singleterry gets to his feet - White follows without any prompting.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Singleterry clinches.
White is trying to break the clinch but Singleterry is controlling him.

Singleterry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from White.

White clinches up with Singleterry and pushes him back against the cage.
White is looking for a takedown.

White is fighting off a takedown attempt but Singleterry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip White to the mat. White regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Singleterry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Singleterry backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White has closed the distance and engaged Singleterry in a clinch.
Singleterry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White wants to break free but Singleterry has control.

Singleterry breaks the clinch.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White tries for a takedown but Singleterry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Singleterry fails with an attempt to clinch.
White misses with the combination.
White looks winded!
Singleterry slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joey Singleterry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank White.

White gets caught flat footed, as Singleterry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Singleterry passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleterry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Singleterry wants to control but White is keeping him busy.

Singleterry is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Singleterry is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Singleterry stops White from getting back to his feet.
Singleterry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White is trying to stand up here but Singleterry is controlling him well.

Singleterry gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Singleterry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Singleterry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

White moves into range and clinches up with Singleterry.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Singleterry breaks the clinch.
Singleterry is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Singleterry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Singleterry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to stand back up but Singleterry is controlling him
Singleterry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Singleterry throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleterry wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Singleterry stops White from getting back to his feet.

Singleterry stands up from half guard.
White scores with a hook.

White gets tackled into the cage by Singleterry. Singleterry maintains the clinch.

Singleterry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joey Singleterry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Singleterry has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Singleterry jumps guard but White stands there with Singleterry around his waist. Singleterry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Singleterry gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Singleterry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Singleterry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White is pushing down on Singleterry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singleterry is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleterry is not content to let White control the position.
Singleterry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Singleterry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White misses with a head shot. Singleterry uses the momentum to regain guard.

White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Singleterry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Singleterry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Singleterry!

White tries to escape but Singleterry is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face as Singleterry controls the position.
Singleterry trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.

White throws Singleterry to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a body kick.
Singleterry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from White.
White scores with a three punch combo!
White is breathing heavily.
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 throws a series of punches but Singleterry moves out of range.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Singleterry instigates a clinch.
Singleterry has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singleterry has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Singleterry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Frank White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from White.
Singleterry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White scores with a three punch combo!
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Singleterry has White up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singleterry is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
White tries to circle away but Singleterry has him pinned against the cage.

Singleterry jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Singleterry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Singleterry looking to control.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Singleterry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Singleterry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleterry controlling the position.
Singleterry keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White tries to clinch up.

White tries to keep at a distance but Singleterry has taken the fight into the clinch.
White can't break the clinch.
White has had enough of the clinch but Singleterry keeps him there for the moment.
White wants to break free but Singleterry has control.
Singleterry tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Singleterry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singleterry tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Singleterry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to push Singleterry away but Singleterry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Singleterry goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.

Singleterry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from White.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singleterry shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

White moves into range and clinches up with Singleterry.
White is trying to break the clinch but Singleterry has him pressed against the cage.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Singleterry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Singleterry jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
Singleterry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singleterry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White content to stall in guard here.
Singleterry looking for a sweep. Not yet Singleterry, not yet.
Singleterry trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Singleterry drives through with a takedown into White's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singleterry is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

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