PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maniek White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kampamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Kampamba

183 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maniek White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Kampamba!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kampamba closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

White throws Kampamba to one side and escapes!

White has managed to clinch.
White misses with an elbow strike.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kampamba wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

White moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

White breaks the clinch.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

White closes the distance and clinches.

Kampamba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

White kicks off Kampamba and gets to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

White drives through and clinches with Kampamba against the cage.

White breaks the clinch.

Kampamba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Kampamba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

White makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampamba tries to clinch but White moves out of range.

Kampamba gets the takedown into side control.

White explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kampamba, right into the meat.

White moves into range and clinches up with Kampamba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a knee strike.
Kampamba avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.

Kampamba manages to break the clinch.
Maniek White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Kampamba moves out of range easily.

Kampamba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

White wriggles free and stands up.
White is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from White misses.
Kampamba throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kampamba is looking to clinch.
Kampamba digs a good hook to White's body.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kampamba to score an easy takedown into full guard.

White wriggles free and stands up.

Kampamba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampamba wants to stand up but White has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kampamba blocks the strikes from White.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kampamba is stalling here. White is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kampamba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and White has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ground and pound from White seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kampamba is avoiding damage well.
Kampamba is not content to let White control the position.
Kampamba is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position but Kampamba is working away.

White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kampamba is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Kampamba circles away and we're back to standing.
White looks for a takedown but Kampamba sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maniek White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kampamba is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kampamba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kampamba tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kampamba is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. White can't fight it off and eventually Kampamba manages to take the fight to the floor. White looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kampamba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek White dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kampamba dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.

White scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Kampamba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!

White explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails with the takedown.

Kampamba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

White manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kampamba keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kampamba manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kampamba gets a takedown into half guard.

White has one foot on Kampamba's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
White misses with a low kick as Kampamba jumps back.

White moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Kampamba looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Kampamba drives through and ends up in White's guard.

White kicks Kampamba off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kampamba, pushing him back against the cage.

White breaks the clinch.

White tries to sprawl but Kampamba drives through with a takedown into half guard.

White manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

White moves into the clinch successfully.
White is trying to push Kampamba away but Kampamba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kampamba can do to turn this around?

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

White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kampamba to score an easy takedown into full guard.

White is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kampamba presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maniek White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

White drives through and clinches with Kampamba against the cage.
Kampamba avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.

Kampamba jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from White are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White throwing shots but missing, from side control.

White decides to stand back up.
Kampamba thumps White with a low kick.
Kampamba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kamil Kampamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kampamba lands a two punch combo.
Kampamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.

White rushes Kampamba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kampamba manages to pull guard.

White gets to his feet. Kampamba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kampamba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Kampamba is now in White's guard.

White uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kampamba gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.

White uses the cage to get back to his feet.

White moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kampamba pulls White into guard.
Kampamba wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and White manages to pass to side control.

White postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kampamba to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

White moves into range and clinches up with Kampamba.

Kampamba pulls guard effortlessly.

White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kampamba throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.

Kampamba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches White napping and manages to drive through into side control!

White bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a chopping leg kick but Kampamba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

White moves into the clinch.

Kampamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Kampamba tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kampamba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kampamba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

White manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kampamba keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White breaks the clinch.
Kampamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kampamba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.

Kampamba feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Kampamba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

White is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kampamba presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

White closes the distance and clinches.

Kampamba drags the fight down to the ground.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White stands up from Kampamba's guard - White perhaps looking for a knockout.
White misses with a kick to the body
and Kampamba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kampamba tries to clinch up.
Kampamba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

White takes the fight into the clinch.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kampamba cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Kampamba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Kampamba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampamba wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
Kampamba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White is staying active underneath Kampamba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kampamba stalling away here and it's allowed White to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

White has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kampamba is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kampamba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

White manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kampamba keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a knee to the head.

Kampamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maniek White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kampamba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kampamba tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws a low kick but Kampamba avoids it.
Kampamba throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a big counter combination but Kampamba scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kampamba gets a trip takedown into half guard.

White makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

And that's the end of the fight!
Maniek White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maniek White!
Our winner, Maniek White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.