PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aiden White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with rocky balboa's chin.

balboa
vs
White

185 cm
22
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rocky balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden White!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to clinch but balboa is avoiding it.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. balboa tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag balboa to the ground. balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
balboa tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White fails to land the takedown.
White wants to clinch but balboa slips to the side

and balboa counters by moving into the clinch.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

White turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
White is working balboa over with some ground and pound from side control.
balboa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if balboa tries to get out of the position.
balboa is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
balboa misses with an elbow from the bottom.
balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White working the ground and pound but balboa is defending the strikes.
White fails to land a wild elbow strike.
balboa tries to improve position but can't.

White decides to stand back up.
White closes the distance looking to clinch

and balboa counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.

balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
balboa wants to clinch.
White misses the body punch
and balboa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White misses with a wild combination.
balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White clinches but balboa breaks the clinch
and balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White tries to bum rush balboa with a series of wild strikes but balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two 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.

White takes the fight into the clinch.

balboa breaks the clinch.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and balboa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
rocky balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden White.
White looks gassed!
balboa wants to stand up but White has a hold of him and won't allow it.

balboa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White is trying to stand back up but balboa is controlling him
White landing strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
balboa is tying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

White makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
White wants to clinch up but balboa keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from White misses.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by balboa.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
balboa thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aiden White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

balboa gets a takedown into half guard.
balboa wants to get back to his feet.
White is trying to stand up here but balboa is controlling him well.
balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
balboa drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
balboa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

balboa escapes and gets back to his feet.
balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.

balboa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White dodges the ground and pound from balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rocky balboa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from White does no damage.
balboa circles away from the clinch attempt
and balboa counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

balboa closes the distance and clinches.
balboa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

White manages to break the clinch.
balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting balboa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
rocky balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

balboa closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt balboa or not.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from balboa.

balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling balboa to counter with a crisp jab.

balboa drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White looking to throw knees to the head but balboa is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but balboa avoids the damage to the body.

balboa manages to break the clinch.
balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.

balboa gets a clinch.

balboa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. White is trying to keep an underhook but balboa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
balboa tries to stand and escape but White is controlling the position.
balboa blocks the strikes from White.
balboa blocks the strikes from White.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
White throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
balboa is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
balboa landing with the ground and pound.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by balboa. That's going to slow White down.
balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
White checks a leg kick.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces balboa off the cage and back into rage.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

balboa closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents balboa from breaking the clinch.
White tries to pull guard but balboa won't allow it.
White goes for a takedown attempt but balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
rocky balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden White.
balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
balboa is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White misses with a shot to the body
and balboa counters with an inside leg kick.
White throws a combination that misses

and balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
balboa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
White is pushing balboa's head away, looking to escape. balboa manages to hold on to the position though.
balboa landing a few strikes.
balboa working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rocky balboa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

White closes the distance but balboa moves to the side
and balboa counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
White tries for a takedown but balboa circles away easily
and balboa counters with a nice body kick.
balboa is looking to clinch.
White shoots for a takedown but balboa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
rocky balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden White.

balboa moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is trying to break the clinch but balboa has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by balboa.

balboa breaks from the clinch.

White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
balboa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
balboa throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
balboa thows a big elbow that misses.
balboa throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White has a closed guard, preventing balboa from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
balboa looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
White tries to clinch up
and balboa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
balboa avoids a kick to the body.
balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
balboa tries to clinch
and White counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch

and balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
White taking a bit of punishment here - balboa scoring with strikes.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White is trying to buck balboa off.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but balboa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
rocky balboa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White regains half guard.
White trying to hold on to balboa's head to control him but balboa postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and balboa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by balboa.
balboa lands an elbow inside.
White scores with a shot to the side of balboa's head.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but balboa won't allow it.

balboa breaks from the clinch.

balboa drives through and clinches with White against the cage.

balboa wants the takedown. White is fighting it off but balboa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in White's guard against the cage.
White has a closed guard, preventing balboa from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

White scrambles and gets back to his feet.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiden White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rocky balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
balboa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
rocky balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well balboa 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky balboa!