PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Azar Qasi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Qasi
vs
White

180 cm
29
166 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

175 cm
34
166 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Qasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White throws a looping overhand right but Qasi ducks down to avoid it.
As White backs away, Qasi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Qasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Qasi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Qasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown attempt by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Qasi, which made it look bad.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Qasi moves away from the strike by White.
Qasi scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White looks to land a body kick but Qasi moved away.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Qasi throws a head kick that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qasi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
White misses with an uppercut.
Qasi misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from White misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Qasi, right into the meat.
Qasi misses with a hook.
Qasi jabs at White's body.
Qasi keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
Azar Qasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White throws a head kick but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Qasi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White takes one to the chin there.
White lands the left hand.
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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by White.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qasi throws a leg kick
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Qasi counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Qasi. Those never looked like landing.
Qasi connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Qasi scores with a nice strike.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Qasi.
Qasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White misses with a low kick.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White thumps Qasi with a low kick.
A slow jab from Qasi misses its intended target.
Qasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White throws the kick towards the body but Qasi avoids it.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White swings for the body but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi slips a jab and a cross from White.
Qasi tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Qasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
White checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by White.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Qasi checks a leg kick nicely.
Qasi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Qasi misses with a low kick.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Qasi scoring well with a low kick there.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Qasi. Those never looked like landing.
Qasi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Qasi stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qasi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
White tries a quick counter leg kick but Qasi is wise to it.
Qasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Qasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Qasi throws a leg kick that misses.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Qasi throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Qasi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qasi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Qasi's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Qasi.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
White misses with a straight right.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Qasi thumps White with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Azar Qasi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
White with the counter takedown but Qasi avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Qasi lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Qasi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Qasi blocks a low kick nicely.
White takes one to the chin there.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

White gets the takedown into side control.
White scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qasi is looking to reverse the position.
White lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White gets to mount! Qasi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Qasi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Qasi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White actively working from the bottom here.

Qasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Qasi wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
Qasi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Qasi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Qasi's back!
White has Qasi flattened out and is raining down punches.
I really don't envy Qasi right now.
Qasi is working hard here to advance position.

White looking for the RNC.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Qasi is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
Qasi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Qasi wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
White trying to pass the guard but Qasi defending well.
Qasi trying to control here.
Qasi wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

White 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.

Qasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White slips a nice elbow through Qasi's hands, connecting with Qasi's forehead.
Qasi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Qasi looking for submissions off his back.
White trying to control from half guard but Qasi is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Qasi is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
White is thwarting Qasi's attempts to control the position.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Qasi tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Qasi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Qasi is trying to control but can't.
Qasi manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

White blocks a leg kick.
White tries to move into range but Qasi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White blocks a head kick by Qasi.
A nice side step and White releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Qasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
Qasi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White slips a straight right by Qasi.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a head kick but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi misses with a head kick.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Qasi is able to avoid easily.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qasi takes one to the side of the head.
Qasi missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Qasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Qasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Qasi looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White misses with a leg kick
and Qasi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Qasi is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Qasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Qasi misses its intended target.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Qasi misses.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi with a jab.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Qasi throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qasi.
Qasi throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Qasi moves out of range as White strikes.
Qasi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
White avoids the body shot from Qasi.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi slips a jab from White.
Qasi takes one on the button.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Qasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi blocks a jab.
Qasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qasi ducks under a wild hook from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Qasi tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws a lazy body kick
and Qasi counters with a straight right hand.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White misses the jab.
Nice body punch from White.
Qasi misses with an uppercut.
White cracks Qasi with a right hand to the side of the head.
White thuds his right hand into Qasi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Qasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Qasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Qasi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White swings for the body but Qasi moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Qasi can pounce on him.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qasi.
Qasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Qasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Qasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White tried to score with a low kick but Qasi checks it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Qasi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qasi loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a hook to the side of Qasi's head but Qasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Qasi counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a hook to the side of Qasi's head but Qasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Qasi off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny White.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny White!
Danny White was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.